nance

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From nancy. As a verb, cf. prance, dance, and mince. ==== Noun ==== nance (plural nances) (slang) Alternative form of nancy (“an effeminate male homosexual”). ==== Verb ==== nance (third-person singular simple present nances, present participle nancing, simple past and past participle nanced) (uncommon, slang) To move in a prissy or stereotypically effeminate manner. nancing around in tight pants ==== Further reading ==== “nance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Etymology 2 === From American Spanish nance, from Classical Nahuatl. ==== Noun ==== nance (plural nances) A large shrub or small tree of subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas, Byrsonima crassifolia, bearing a small, sweet, yellow fruit. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === canne == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nantzi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnanθe/ [ˈnãn̟.θe] (Spain) IPA(key): /ˈnanse/ [ˈnãn.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -anθe (Spain) Rhymes: -anse (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: nan‧ce === Noun === nance m (plural nances) a fruit tree of the species Byrsonima crassifolia in the acerola family the fruit of this tree a kind of coffee grown in Costa Rica === Further reading === “nance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025